InSight Crime
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
With recently sworn in President Horacio Cartes attempting to overcome accusations of ties to drug trafficking, the capture of a major trafficker living the high life in the company of a former government employee represents a high-profile success.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 00:00
The CICIG is far from a failure. Since it began in 2007, impunity levels in Guatemala have dropped an impressive 23 percent, according to the agency's own figures.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 00:00
The truce promises to be a major point of contention in next year's presidential elections, and candidates may seek to score easy points by bashing the unpopular gang agreement.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 00:00
Uribe has long been accused of having deep ties with paramilitary organizations and this is not the first high profile call for an investigation.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 00:00
The study "Violent and Abused", a joint initiative between several non governmental organizations, examines the disempowered but crucial role of women in the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha street gangs.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 00:00
Peruvian officials have revealed that 19 politicians are under investigation for drug trafficking ties, underscoring Peru's vulnerability to the sort of narco infiltration of politics common elsewhere in the region.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 00:00
The operation was targeting Carlos Andres Palencia, alias "Visaje," a fugitive former paramilitary who police identified as the head of Urabenos operations in the region.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 00:00
Locals have reported that the Knights Templar demanded about $1.5 million in exchange for allowing the company to work in the area. When the company refused to pay, the group began to terrorize employees.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
Criminal violence has tended to show a gradual downward spiral in recent years, but progress is very slow.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
The US is in a bind when it comes to Honduras, unable to see any easy way to help the country aside from putting boots on the ground to slow the flow of drugs moving north.